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a shopkeeper selling an article at discount of 20% looses rs 400 if he allow 10% discount he gains rs 200 find the marked price and the cost price of the article​

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Answer:700

Explanation:

Let the M.P of the article be x .

A discount of 20% was given on the M.P .

So the selling price of the article ( S.P ) will be M.P - Discount .

Discount = 20 % of x

⇒ Discount = 20/100 of x

⇒ Discount = 1/5 × x

⇒ Discount = x/5

Now S.P = M.P - Discount .

⇒ S.P = x - x/5

⇒ S.P = ( 5 x - x ) / 5

⇒ S.P = 4 x / 5

The shopkeeper loses Rs 200 .

Loss = C.P - S.P

⇒ C.P = Loss + S.P

⇒ C.P = 200 + 4 x / 5

⇒ C.P = ( 1000 + 4 x )/5

Now if he allows 10 % discount then the gain is Rs 150 .

Gain = S.P - C.P

⇒ S.P = Gain + C.P

⇒ S.P = 150 + ( 1000 + 4 x )/5

⇒ S.P = ( 750 + 1000 + 4 x )/5

⇒ S.P = ( 1750 + 4 x )/5

Discount = 10 % of x .

⇒ Discount = 10/100 × x

⇒ Discount = x/10

S.P = M.P - Discount

⇒ ( 1750 + 4 x )/5 = x - x/10

⇒ ( 1750 + 4 x )/5 = 9 x / 10

⇒ 1750 + 4 x = 9 x / 2

⇒ 3500 + 4 x = 9 x

⇒ 9 x - 4 x = 3500

⇒ 5 x = 3500

⇒ x = 3500/5

⇒ x = 700

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